Paperboard shipping chock and assembly

A shipping assembly useful in maintaining the relative position of paper rolls during shipment, comprising:

• first and second chocks, said first and second chocks each comprising,
• a planar support surface, and
• a contact surface opposite said planar support surface, said contact surface conformed to effectively engage the surface of one of said paper rolls, said pair of chocks arranged such that said planar support surfaces oppose one another in substantially parallel relation;
• and
• a separately insertable air bag between said chocks, said separately insertable inflatable air bag being positioned to contact said opposed planar support surfaces of said pair of chocks to exert a force upon said chocks and upon said paper rolls.

A method of bracing between two substantially cylindrical units during shipment, comprising:

• placing a first chock against one of two proximate cylindrical units and placing a second chock against a second of said two cylindrical units, said pair of chocks placed in opposed relationship to one another, each said chock comprising, a planar support surface and a contact surface opposite said planar support surface, said contact surface conformed to engage the surface of one of said cylindrical units;
• inserting a separate inflatable member between said chocks;
• and
• inflating said separate inserted inflatable member to cause said inflatable member to contact opposed planar surfaces of said pair of chocks to exert a force upon said pair of chocks and upon said cylindrical units.

A method of bracing between paper rolls during shipment, comprising:

• placing a first chock adjacent a first of two proximately located paper rolls;
• placing a second chock adjacent the second of said two proximately located paper rolls, each said chock comprising,
• a planar support surface, and
• a contact surface opposite said planar support surface, said contact surface conformed to engage the surface of one of said paper rolls, said first and second chocks placed such that said planar support surfaces are in spaced, substantially parallel relation to one another;
• inserting a separate inflatable air bag between said spaced planar support surfaces;
• and
• inflating said separate inserted air bag to exert a force on said chocks and upon said paper rolls.